Referral decisions based on a prehospital HEART score in suspected non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: design of the FamouS Triage 3 study

• Published in: Future cardiology Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 217 - 226
• Main Authors: van Dongen, Dominique N, Tolsma, Rudolf T, Fokkert, Marion J, Badings, Erik A, van der Sluis, Aize, Slingerland, Robbert J, van 't Hof, Arnoud Wj, van 't Riet, Esther, Ottervanger, Jan Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Future Medicine Ltd 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Age; Angina pectoris; chest pain; Electrocardiography; Heart; HEART score; Hypotheses; Ischemia; Medical referrals; NSTEMI; Paramedics; Patients; Risk assessment; Risk factors; risk stratification; Studies; HEART score; NSTEMI; risk stratification; chest pain; paramedics
• ISSN: 1479-6678; 1744-8298
• DOI: 10.2217/fca-2019-0030

It is not yet investigated whether referral decisions based on prehospital risk stratification of non-ST-elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS) by the complete History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and initial Troponin (HEART) score are feasible and safe. Implementation of referral decisions based on the prehospital acquired HEART score in patients with suspected NSTE-ACS is feasible and not inferior to routine management in the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events within 45 days. FamouS Triage 3 is a feasibility study with a before–after sequential design. The aim is to assess whether prehospital HEART-score management including point-of-care troponin measurement is feasible and noninferior to routine management. Primary end point is the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events within 45 days. If referral decisions based on prehospital acquired risk stratification are feasible and noninferior this can become the new prehospital management in suspected NSTE-ACS.